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Joe Lieberman: “If we don't repeal 'don't ask, don't tell' in this 111th Session of Congress, the new Congress, I'm afraid, is not going…”

On the recordDecember 14, 2010
If we don't repeal 'don't ask, don't tell' in this 111th Session of Congress, the new Congress, I'm afraid, is not going to repeal it, and then we'll have to depend on the courts to repeal it.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Lieberman emphasizes the urgency of repealing 'don't ask, don't tell' before the new Congress takes office.

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